STS Seniors 2018

Create Unique Academic Connections

Learn how having an STS major can strengthen your creativity in other subjects. STS senior Haley Andonian delves into how this major explores the intersection of the sciences and humanities. It provides students with a nuanced view of the world applicable to a myriad of fields and interests.

What’s Your Impact?

Shake the foundation of your preconceived notions and discover the impact of your actions on science and society. Senior STS major Olivia Stein discusses how looking through an STS lens offers students a new perspective, changing the way they view their majors and future effects on the world.

Conduct Independent Research

Sophomore research assistant Carol Lipshultz spent her summer and Jan Plan conducting personalized research regarding the intersectional feminist influence of the first female meteorologist, Joanne Simpson. She presented her work at the American Meteorological Society's national convention.

Science, Technology, and Society

Science and technology have changed the ways we live, work, and think. The well-being of individuals, nations, and the Earth depends in part on techno-scientific discoveries and inventions. The STS Program at Colby examines national and international social and cultural implications of these developments.

Colby is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of science, technology, and society, and it is one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges offering this program. Students are deeply engaged in this evolving interdisciplinary field of study, exploring both the technical and social dimensions. Collaborating with professors, they investigate the discipline through historical, philosophical, sociological, and cultural lenses while assessing pressing public policy issues. Students can select from a variety of STS courses that focus on both U.S. and international issues and incorporate an array of topics, allowing students to develop particular lines of interest within the major.

Through rigorous courses, a variety of electives, and a final thesis, students gain an understanding of the technical and social dimensions of science and technology, become better-informed citizens as they hone critical interdisciplinary-research, writing, and communication skills.